brandonsmash

I have been looking at C6 GSs for ~30k but realized that if I spent a little bit more I could get a lot more car.

I'm not in a huge rush, so here's what I'm looking for:

-C7 Z51 coupe. Manual transmission a must. Color preference is green or blue (any shade), followed by crystal red.

-I will be financing part of this purchase, so a clean title (non-branded) is a must.

-Mileage is not very important. 50k or so? Totally fine.

-$35k budget.
Edit: I can be a little flexible for the right car.


-I'm located in Phoenix. If you're a day or two of driving away I could potentially fly in and drive out; if you're farther than that, I'd need to arrange shipping.

Cheers!

brandonsmash

Bump. I can bump my budget up a bit if necessary.

2LT strongly preferred.

What do you have?

69Chevelle

If you're looking for a Laguna Blue 3LT Z51 convertible let me know.

brandonsmash

Oh man, "Laguna Blue" + 3LT would be a dream. However, I'm really looking for a coupe.

Weirdly, it seems pretty difficult to find exactly what I want.

brandonsmash

Test-drove a 3LT Laguna Blue Z51 yesterday. It was fantastic, and confirms that that's what I'm looking for. I'd absolutely prefer private party.

I can stretch the budget a bit for the right car. Any metallic blue, green, or DSOM would be great.

2LT or 3LT, coupe, Z51, M7.

Cheers!

Z0Sick6

3LT with Z51 for 30s is going to be hard unless its a one off with high miles. Unfortunately wanting an M7 probably makes your odds lower since only like 23% of C7s are manuals. Much better car than the C6. You will enjoy it is really a world class car.

brandonsmash

Yeah, I'm looking for a unicorn. I definitely do not mind higher mileage; the one I drove yesterday had 80k, and that would be acceptable (if on the upper end).

3LT is overkill, but a 2LT with 60k on the clock? Absolutely. I can stretch a bit for the right car. I've seen a number in the 35k range but unfortunately they're all colors I don't love, and I really want to love this car. In fact, one of the reasons I'm making this move is because I bought my Mustang in a color I didn't love and, while it's grown on me, I should've just waited for the right one from the get go.

brandonsmash

Someone stop me -- I think I might buy one at Carmax today ('14 Premiere Edition Coupe, fully loaded, 50k, $40k). Anyone have a private party option?

Thatsok

brandonsmash

Wow, if you can show me where to find that car for $28k I will buy it for that price and pay you a $1,000 finder's fee. No joke.

I've been looking for quite a while. The cheapest C7 Z51 I've seen (with non-rebuilt titles) has been a '15 1LT with 50k+ miles. It was $35k. I've legitimately not seen any in the 20s.

On CarGurus, searching with my criteria (2LT+, Z51, M7, in red, blue, or green) the cheapest I see is $38,977 and that's for a Torch Red car (which is a color I'd not prefer). The cheapest one in a preferred color is one that I've already test-driven -- amusingly, my search is nationwide and this one popped up 2 miles from me -- for a Laguna Blue 3LT with 80k on the clock and they're asking $39.950. That one has tires that are absolutely completely shagged. When you get on the gas a "service vehicle" alert comes up on the dash, and someone clearly keyed the car and left a huge scratch through the paint on the driver's door and rear quarter. Even if I negotiated that one down to $32 it would need at least $3,500 worth of work immediately.

Seriously, if you have a line on a $28k vehicle that matches my criteria I will absolutely pay you a finder's fee. No bullshit or shenanigans.

joeybsyc

brandonsmash

Yeah, that's about what I figured.

I really, really liked the C7 last night. However, I did not like their financing options (my bank has offered me much more attractive rates). I'm also not sure if I like it *that* much more than my Mustang at the current price point. I'll continue to keep an eye out for the right Corvette but am going to dial back my search intensity a bit.

faststxr

have prem laguna blue 219 of 500 7 manual 13 000 miles will let go for 38,000.00 has wing on it an all bells an whistles

brandonsmash

Definitely interested. PM sent.

brandonsmash

I would like to buy the Z51 from the user above but he kind of went radio silent last week and hasn't responded to texts, PMs, or voice mail.

I guess I'm back in the market. Looking around 38k.

James Dean

Try using AutoTempest, there's a few around.

I have access to dealer auctions and the only Sub 30k cars were above 90k miles or severely damaged.

Good luck in your search

brandonsmash

Oh, I'm not looking at sub 30k, just sub 40k.

I'm bummed that the user here seems to have vanished; I agreed to the price and he apparently had a PPI done and then just went silent.

hemistar1

brandonsmash

I've been speaking with the owner of that car for a couple weeks. Today we scheduled a PPI for later this week. That may be the one since the guy here just kind of ghosted me!

brandonsmash

...And, I purchased the C7 from the AutoTrader seller!

Hot damn!